 depressed |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lower than previously | |
| Synonyms: | down | |
| Examples: | "the market is depressed" "prices are down" |
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| Related terms: | low | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] low in spirits | |
| Synonyms: | blue downcast down downhearted low low-spirited dispirited | |
| Examples: | "lonely and blue in a strange city" "depressed by the loss of his job" "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" "downcast after his defeat" "feeling discouraged and downhearted" |
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| Related terms: | dejected | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (biology) flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces | |
| Related terms: | biology thin | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] low in spirits | |
| Synonyms: | blue down_in_the_mouth low-spirited downcast downhearted low down dispirited | |
| Examples: | "lonely and blue in a strange city" "depressed by the loss of his job" "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" "downcast after his defeat" "feeling discouraged and downhearted" |
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| Related terms: | dejected | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having the central portion lower than the margin | |
| Synonyms: | indented | |
| Examples: | "a depressed pustule" |
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| Related terms: | concave | |
| Similar spelling: |
depress depressurise depressive Defreese depressurize depressor depression depressing depressant deepfreeze Devries deep_freeze deep-freeze Depriest deforest depressingly deprecate defroster debris_surge debris de_forest depreciate deprecating deprecation deprecatory Debruce depreciator defrost deprecative |
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